LOOKING down the barrel of the relegation gun, the Tigers pulled out enough big shots of their own to preserve their National League One status on the final day of the season.
EIGHT month's worth of blood, sweat and tears will be condensed into 80 minutes on Saturday when Sedgley Tigers' National Division One fate could be decided.
TIGERS' Director of Rugby Tim Fourie took the opportunity to run the rule over the second string last Saturday, in Halbro Cup semi-final action away to Manchester. Unfortunately they lost 19-17.
SOMETIMES all you can do as a coach is hold your hands up and admit you have been beaten by a better team, and that was what Tim Fourie did after Sundays' trip to Cornwall.
Sedgley Tigers 26 Nottingham 43
National League One
CHRIS Briers' first-half hat-trick was the highlight of some Champagne rugby from Sedgley Park - but that soon fizzed out as Nottingham continued their chase at the top of the league.
Sdgley Park 13 Esher 15, National League One:
ANOTHER losing bonus point instead of a four point win; another opportunity to climb the National Division One table wasted.
AFTER disposing of Ealing 37-14 in the National Trophy, the Sedgley Park return to league action on Saturday when they welcome new boys Esher to Park Lane.
Sedgley Park 37 Ealing 14, EDF Energy National Trophy Round 4: SEDGLEY Park enjoyed a break from league action to book their place in round five of the EDF Energy National Trophy with victory against a plucky Ealing outfit.
Sedgley Park 24 Exeter Chiefs 40, National League One
THIS game illustrated again the difference between part and full-time teams, as the Chiefs showed their superior class, fitness and preparation to overcome a stubborn Sedgley side.
A SECOND successive victory for Sedgley Park brought a bit of early festive cheer to Park Lane
Emerging from South Yorkshire with a 24-15 win not only shocked the Rotherham Titans, it also shocked doubters back home in Whitefield, but not director of rugby Tim Fourie.
Rotherham Titans 15 Sedgley Tigers 24
BACKS coach Andy Northey's plea for an 80-minute performance was answered as the Tigers won this Roses battle to make the former Rotherham player and coach a very happy man.